Officials announced that broadband internet service has reached into all rural areas of DeSoto County.

Several years ago, Talana Patterson kept seeing her husband and son’s receipts from a store called Bricks & Minifigs; once she visited herself, the family made an even bigger purchase. 

The Silo Square Arts Festival will return for its second year Saturday, March 29, offering a mix of local artistry, live music and activities.

Students will start filling the halls of the new Hernando High in late summer, providing relief to other schools in the DeSoto County school district.

DeSoto County residents have the opportunity to get rid of some unwanted materials during the annual spring cleanup week.

If adopted, the map, drawn to avoid dilution of Black voter strength, would pit two existing senators against each other.

About 30 people showed up to the Mid-South Ice House Saturday to learn the ancient sport of curling, taught by members of the Mid-South Curling Club.

It may not be Santorini, Greece or an all-inclusive resort, but the Landers Center was the perfect honeymoon destination for these Japanese newlyweds.

Former Olive Branch police chief Don Gammage faces Dion M. Jones and Mike Hutchins in the April 1 Republican Primary to serve as the city’s Ward 3 alderman.

The company, with brands including Spam, Skippy, Applegate and Planters, will open a 280,000-square-foot facility at 8690 Tulane Road.

The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors is looking into legal considerations if the state Legislature passes a redistricting plan that could impact North Mississippi representation.

“Even the most beautiful garden will have a weed every now and then,” the DeSoto County district attorney said. “I don’t mind plucking a weed here and there, and I’ll actually do it every chance I get.”

Cost estimates total about $88 million, up from an estimate of about $84 million a year ago. It’s the first major expansion since the venue opened in 2000.

DeSoto County officials have adjusted the wording of legislation in hopes of Mississippi law enforcement assisting with detaining illegal immigrants.

From Buffalo nickels that cost a dollar to a penny that costs nearly $60,000, the Memphis Coin Club’s annual show had it all.

Even after DNA testing showed he wasn’t the suspect who killed the three members of the Boyd family, it still took years for Sherwood Brown to get his release from custody.

A pair of athletic shoes — among the most popular brands in the country — kick-started an investigation that would lead to Sherwood Brown spending close to three decades only a short walk from execution.

House Bill 1484, or the Mississippi Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program, was introduced by State Rep. Justin Keen, R-DeSoto County, at the outset of the legislative session. 

“We are not going to give up one of our greatest traditions because of a few people who have no parenting at home and can’t act right,” Mayor Darren Musselwhite said about the upcoming Springfest.

In his lawsuit, former Landers Center executive director Todd Mastry claims he was fired after denying requests from certain supervisors to stop booking Black artists to perform at the Southaven venue. 

In a lawsuit filed Friday, Jan. 31, former director Todd Mastry accuses certain DeSoto County Supervisors and the DeSoto County Convention and Visitors Bureau of violating the Civil Rights Act. 

House Bill 1484, or the Mississippi Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program, would offer a $1,000 reward to registered bounty hunters for each successful deportation they help to facilitate.

Applications open Tuesday, Jan. 28. Anyone interested is encouraged to apply in person at the Southaven Chamber of Commerce during weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“The key is for people to see that the local election in your city is more important than even the national election,” Planning Commissioner and Horn Lake mayoral candidate Jimmy Stokes said.

Current Aldermen Danny Klein and Dave Young have qualified to face off in the municipal Republican primary election on April 1. Planning Commissioner Jimmy Stokes is seeking the office as a Democrat.